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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University report that standing or sitting tall helps accelerate absorp... Read More

The New Beatitudes Sep. 17, 2022

Blessed art the millionaires, for a million dollars does not goeth as far as it used to. Blessed ar... Read More

Incredibly, the Queen's Funeral Is Still Going On: An Explainer Sep. 17, 2022

Understanding Queen Elizabeth II's historic funeral is a full-time job, one I have selflessly devote... Read More

The Total Humiliation of Throwing a Ceremonial First Pitch Sep. 10, 2022

The Tampa Bay Rays invited me to throw a ceremonial first pitch in a game against the Kansas City Ro... Read More

Acceptable Actions for August, the Worst Month Aug. 27, 2022

Greetings from the armpit of the year. August continues to be the bleakest month on the Gregorian ca... Read More

Big Bacteria News Aug. 24, 2022

Most bacteria are tiny. You could fit thousands of them on the period at the end of this sentence. B... Read More

Monkeypox by Another Name Aug. 10, 2022

There's a push by scientists in Africa and elsewhere to rename the virus that causes monkeypox becau... Read More

Mom Overboard Aug. 09, 2022

The morning of my daughter's wedding dawned bright and sunny with crisp blue skies and not a cloud t... Read More

Middle Age, Spare Tires and Clean Plates: Something's Gotta Give Jul. 02, 2022

I'm too young to have an arthritic hip. That's what I tell myself while I rub prescription gel in ... Read More

It's Public Pool Season. Wait, Is That a Band-Aid? Jun. 11, 2022

In these chaotic potato salad days, it's hard to find a single destination where everyone has someth... Read More

Trained Fat Apr. 27, 2022

Fat, or adipose, tissue isn't just inert blubber threatening our health and self-esteem; it's a func... Read More

Invasion of the Suburbs Snatchers Apr. 26, 2022

Scene: In the dark of night, a tiny object plummets invisibly to the earth. Glowing with the searin... Read More

Sitting Duck Apr. 12, 2022

Husband: Honey, can you call the duct company? We need to get our ducts cleaned. Me: We have ducks?... Read More

Love Your Bumps Because They're What Others Love About You Apr. 02, 2022

On my right hand, between the first and second knuckles, tucked away inside my fingers, sits a tiny ... Read More

Indisposed Mar. 29, 2022

Usually, when someone goes to the dentist, they worry about things like cavities and gingivitis and ... Read More

Springtime Brings a Blooming Bouquet -- of Illness Mar. 26, 2022

After two long years of winter, it's finally starting to feel like spring. Because, at least in our ... Read More

Changing in Mid-bloodstream Mar. 23, 2022

Differences in blood types can mean the difference in whether a person qualifies for an organ transp... Read More

A Colonoscopy to Remember, and a Prep to Forget Mar. 19, 2022

I recently had a colonoscopy and let me tell you, it was wonderful. I say that because getting the c... Read More

Petition to Cancel the Week Between Christmas and New Year's Jan. 01, 2022

ERASE THE WEEK BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S FROM: PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE TO: A BENEVOLENT PERSON(S... Read More

A Little Dose of Cash Dec. 15, 2021